We reckon this Somerset site will have you breaking out in cheesy grins: stunning views of the Cheddar valley and Mendip Hills, spankingly clean amenities and a café with sun terrace where you can watch the kids whirling around the play park…it’s all gouda.

Lying between Wells and Cheddar, the family-friendly Bucklegrove Caravan & Camping Park is the oldest family-run park in the Cheddar valley and is set up for all ages in mind: as well as the play park and the family-friendly licensed café, the log cabin with indoor pool also comes with a smaller pool for mini cheddars, at no extra cost. There’s a games room too with pool table.

For grown-up concerns, Bucklegrove has a licensed shop, fully-equipped coin launderette and free use of the ice block freezer; there’s free hot water for dish washing and showers, with separate family bathrooms and full-sized baths available for a nominal extra charge.

If you need to stay in touch or upload pictures of the views to Facebook, there’s good mobile phone coverage, and wifi across the park at a reasonable fee. The licensed café sells home-cooked meals and another pub is within a couple of miles; Bucklegrove is 15—20 minutes from Wells, Cheddar and Weston-super-Mare for pubs and restaurants further afield (a bus stop is just outside the park entrance for those getting about under their own steam).

Bucklegrove is only a few miles away from two Somerset absolute must-sees: the spectacular Wookey Hole Caves and home of the Witch of Wookey for spellbinding shenanigans, and the Cheddar Caves and Gorge for would-be smugglers, children’s adventure story fans and historyheads. That’ll be all of us then.

The Cheddar Gorge is deep in records: it’s the largest gorge in the country, has the biggest colony of endangered greater horseshoe bats and is the discovery site of Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton found in Britain and a name we want to say in a dramatically deep ‘superhero’ voice; find out about him and his ancestors in the caves’ Museum of Prehistory.

Outdoors around the gorge, there are the 274 steps of the Lookout Tower to puff up for sweeping Somerset views, and a clifftop walk and open-top bus tour.

Apart from witchy and subterranean goings-on, holidaymakers in this corner of the country will find gardens, history, farm parks, theme parks, beaches and more within easy reach and other main Somerset attractions like Bristol and Bath within an hour’s drive.

Glastonbury, with its abbey and tor (oops, we should have said ‘three Somerset must-sees’), is less than half an hour away, and medieval Wells, Britain’s second smallest city (that’s four now) has a thirteenth century cathedral and bishop’s palace complete with moat.

Feeling driven? The Haynes Motor Museum at Yeovil has the UK’s biggest collection of cars from around the world and is one of several museums in Somerset on the quirkier side: also try the privately-owned Oakham Treasures near Bristol for retail and farming history, the Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare or the American Museum at Bath, the only American art museum outside the USA.

Little monkeys are spoilt for choice with the wildlife parks, zoos and aquariums in the area: whet their appetites at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol or the SeaQuarium at Weston-super-Mare before taking them to an adrenaline-inducing day at Longleat Safari Park just over the border in Wiltshire.

Rollercoasters and fairs more their thing? Brean Leisure Park has 40 rides, river rides and splash parks; stroll along the miles of sandy stretch from here past Berrow and to seaside town Burnham-on-Sea.

Sticking closer to Cheddar, there’s abseiling, caving, sampling the wares at Somerset cider farms, meandering around the Mendips or visiting the town’s sweet factory all to be had – and did we mention the cheese…?

We arrived at the park and were immediately welcomed by a lovely lady on reception who was extremely helpful, we were able to check in early due to our cabin being ready. The Cabin we stayed in was very welcoming, it has the odd touches which gave you more of a homely feel when entering. We were then welcomed by a man who advised he took care of the lodges, again very friendly and assured us that if we needed anything at all we would only have to ask. This was the start to a perfect stay. Could not fault Bucklegrove for a quiet break away!

No coffee served as bar only open Fri and sat after 6pm bit disappointed. Children's playground very poor and not in good condition. Shop a little overpriced.

From the manager...

Thanks for your feedback and giving us a 8/10. Clean facilities are really important to us, so I will be passing on your kind comments. We would be really pleased to have you stay with us again.

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excellent site friendly staff clean facilities02/09/2015

debbie s.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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Non-electric grass tent pitch

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We enjoyed are stay great site lovely views friendly staff very helpful definitely will be staying again.

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Wow reviews don't get much better than 10/10. The title of your review is everything we strive for; an excellent site with friendly staff and clean facilities. Many thanks and come back to see us again soon.

We arrived earlier than expected, but welcomed in, had help with pitching caravan as it had been raining. Staff were extremely helpful. Husband loved showers great value for money daughter lived in playground was gone as soon as car stopped, felt extremely secure. Pools were fantastic, really enjoyed kid free hour. We will be going again.

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Nothing everything perfectly situated. Just wish there was better wifi for husband but not campsites fault

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Thanks so much for your fantastic review. We are always thrilled to hear when our guests have a good time. Glad to hear you will be coming back to see us.

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Great site with amazing views of the Mendip hills from our pitch25/08/2015

Thank you very much for taking the time to review us. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you and your family again sometime.

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Friendly staff, lovely rural site close to cheddar21/08/2015

Andrew A.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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Large electric grass tent pitch

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Small but child friendly pool. 2 pools for various age ranges. Family friendly. Limited but well stocked shop. Excellent local knowledge. Accommodating staff

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Limited dog access to facilities on the site.

From the manager...

Thank you for your review! We greatly appreciate your recognition of our staff. We are very happy you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you and your family again.

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Awesome17/08/2015

Gareth D.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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The site if very well suited to young families. We really enjoyed our stay.

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We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and consider us awesome. Thank you for your 10/10 rating. We can’t wait to have you back again for another memorable stay!

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Mediocre12/08/2015

Francois P.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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Friendly receptionist, plenty to do in the area. Nice view...

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Too many pitches in my opinion, it's a bit of sardine packing. Ablusion facilities okay, men's invariably smelt of urine. Shower pressure poor. Our pitch was not level and had to manoeuvre our table just so things wouldn't roll off. Kids play area quite limited for the amount of kids, just a slide and wooden house plus two rockers, and although it says no under 10s, that's not kept to so the poor little ones take their lives into their own hands! Our pitch was literally next to the road, so felt not very rural in the traffic!

From the manager...

Thanks so much for taking the time to review us. It's great to hear that you found our staff friendly and that you liked the view. We see all feedback as an opportunity to improve and appreciate your recommendation to friends.

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Clean, well equipped site with excellent facilities.10/08/2015

andrew d.
(Family with older children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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* Large flat field for tents.* Amount of facilities available with no extra charge.* Swimming pool on site.* Beautiful and peaceful setting.

Thanks for the 9/10 rating - so pleased you enjoyed the peace and beauty of 'Tor View'. Wish we could keep the pool open longer without compromising the water quality but we're still working on that one. Hope we will see you and your family again.

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Clean facilities, excellent pitches21/07/2015

Ingrid B.
(Family with older children, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Jul 2015

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Indoor Swimmingpool

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Open times of the smimmingpool are not long enaugh.

From the manager...

Thank you for rating us 9/10. We are very happy to receive any suggestions to help us improve further. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit to Somerset.

Directions

Start address or postcode:

Important note for GPS users: please do not rely solely on the route provided by your satnav as some of the local lanes are not suitable for large/towing vehicles.

From the M5 motorway:Leave at Junction 22 and take the A38 north (signposted Cheddar). As you come into the village of Cross, take a right turn onto the A371. Stay on this road through Cheddar and Draycott (towards Wells). Continue through the village of Rodney Stoke (passing the Rodney Stoke Inn on your right), up the hill and the park is on the left after the 'S' bend. Please use the second entrance.

From the A303:At Wincanton turn onto the A371 towards Shepton Mallet. Continue through Shepton Mallet on the A371 towards Wells. Upon reaching Wells take the second exit off the roundabout and proceed through the first set of lights, bearing left at the second lights (signposted Cheddar). Continue along the A371 though the villages of Haybridge, Easton and Westbury-sub-Mendip. The park is approx half a mile on the right after leaving Westbury-sub-Mendip.

Rail/bus:A local bus service (126) stops directly outside the park. The route runs from Weston-super-Mare train station and through to Wells via Cheddar and local towns.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Terms and conditions

Admission
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures
Late arrivals must notify the campsite/park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

General
Generators and motorised recreational vehicles are not permitted.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to the reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to our attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
Total silence must be respected between 12am and 7am.

Occupancy
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety
Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra cars must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors
Visitors must leave the premises by 11.30pm.
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

The swimming pool is not lifeguarded; all children under 16 years must be supervised by an adult.

Only food and beverages purchased from the bar may be consumed in the bar and on the sun terrace during the bar opening hours.

Children are very welcome in the family bar when accompanied by an adult.